first gear

[91accord4door]

for some reason first gear in my car is shaky,i have to let out the clutchvery slow or it willshake its only 1st gear though,my freind has the same car but a v-tec and his is fine,any ideas??

[cp[mike]]

what is ur idle set to, and how high do u rev while starting to let out the clutch?

[91accord4door]

1st gear

well my tach dont work so i dont know how high i rev my idle is fine,any ideas man??

[accordztech]

u can always find the RPM line in the engine, its the blue one..u put a voltage tester to it and it will tell ur rpm...

perhaps ur fluid is low....

[91accord4door]

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ya ithink i will get my tranny fluid changed,any ideas for the best oil to use and how much it will all costs.should i use an oil additive??

[accordztech]

no oil additive..only at last option.

people will say honda atf ($3.80/quart)...i contradict it cause my car started slipping with it. yet thats my car, others had have good results...

the car is reconmended dextron 2/3. a good one is chevron or penzoil dextron 3. they are about $1.50 to $2.50 a quart.

your drain and fill should be about 3.5 quarts....make sure you clean the magnet...

yet that was for an automatic....

if you have a manual then i am not sure, refer to your manual...or someone else will help

please be a little more specific when it comes to asking things, year of the car, automatic or manual transmission etc....at least we can help you answer your questions faster.

[xplode]

dude, i just asnwered this question for you the other day.. why start another topic for it ?..

[Kabuki]

Originally posted by accordztech
no oil additive..only at last option.

people will say honda atf ($3.80/quart)...i contradict it cause my car started slipping with it. yet thats my car, others had have good results...

the car is reconmended dextron 2/3. a good one is chevron or penzoil dextron 3. they are about $1.50 to $2.50 a quart.

your drain and fill should be about 3.5 quarts....make sure you clean the magnet...

yet that was for an automatic....

if you have a manual then i am not sure, refer to your manual...or someone else will help

please be a little more specific when it comes to asking things, year of the car, automatic or manual transmission etc....at least we can help you answer your questions faster.

Okay, all of you Auto guys, completely ignore the stuff I'm quoting. The drain and fill capacity should be 3.0 Quarts of fluid. We use the Honda ATF EXCLUSIVELY at the shop, and that's all I use in my 6G. It's the fluid that is designed for the Honda style Auto transmission. Dexron is designed for the domestic style transmissions which are a very different setup.

Accordztech: If your transmission is/was slipping, it's not the fluid's fault. The transmission has a worn clutch pack somewhere due to DIRTY fluid. It may be clean now, but can't have always been that way, no matter WHICH fluid you put in it.

Manual F/H series transmissions will need 2.5 Quarts of fluid. The Honda MTF is a good synthetic fluid, but then you can also use 10/30 oil, or many other manual transmission fluids like GM's Synchromesh. Again, personally I use Honda MTF, and we use it on ALL of the customer cars at work.

[accordztech]

Originally posted by Kabuki

Accordztech: If your transmission is/was slipping, it's not the fluid's fault. The transmission has a worn clutch pack somewhere due to DIRTY fluid. It may be clean now, but can't have always been that way, no matter WHICH fluid you put in it.

not to argue, but its really sucky fluid...its super super clean trust me, i did a flush, its super red....

i just changed it out to chevron atf a full 6 quarts and no more slip.